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Sentient \Sen"ti*ent\, a. [L. sentiens, -entis, p. pr. of
sentire to discern or perceive by the senses. See {Sense}.]
Having a faculty, or faculties, of sensation and perception.
Specif. (Physiol.), especially sensitive; as, the sentient
extremities of nerves, which terminate in the various organs
or tissues.
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Sentient \Sen"ti*ent\, n.
One who has the faculty of perception; a sentient being.
| source : wn |
sentient
adj 1: endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness; "the
living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's
stage"- T.E.Lawrence [syn: {animate}] [ant: {insentient}]
2: consciously perceiving; "sentient of the intolerable load";
"a boy so sentient of his surroundings"- W.A.White